Lord have mercy on us all

Korona poked her head out of the den, amber eyes blazing with excitement and defiance. “Finally!” She muttered, her voice tinged with impatience. She stepped out into the open air, feeling the cold wind bite at her skin but reveling in the freedom it brought. She stretched like Modesty, but her movements were sharp and quick, ready for action. Jittery thing that she was.

“Awlright, you lot,” She called to the other children still inside, her tone commanding and bold. Paws stamping against the ground as her nonexistent tail lashed – if it could have. “N’more hiding in tha shadows.” A grin, eyes alight with wonder and fire.

She glanced at Modesty, smiling cutely at her mother’s relaxed demeanor. “Nuff’ lazin’ ‘round!” The girl said, her voice dripping with enthusiasm, and sarcasm, unbeknownst to her. “We got things ta do, adventures ta find, and rules tah break!” With that, she strode forward clumsily, eager to lead the charge into the unknown, her heart pounding with the thrill of new possibilities.


THE KRAKEN